{"product_id":"the-environment-in-american-history-nature-and-the-formation-of-the-united-states-paperback","title":"The Environment in American History: Nature and the Formation of the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Crane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom pre-European contact to the present day, people living in what is now the United States have constantly manipulated their environment. The use of natural resources - animals, plants, minerals, water, and land - has produced both prosperity and destruction, reshaping the land and human responses to it. \u003ci\u003eThe Environment in American History\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear and comprehensive account that vividly shows students how the environment played a defining role in the development of American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized in thirteen chronological chapters, and extensively illustrated, the book covers themes including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eNative peoples' manipulation of the environment across various regions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe role of Old World livestock and diseases in European conquests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlantation agriculture and slavery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWestward expansion and the exploitation of natural resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnvironmental influences on the Civil War and World War II\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe emergence and development of environmental activism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndustrialization, and the growth of cities and suburbs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eEcological restoration and climate change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter includes a selection of primary documents, and the book is supported by a robust companion website that provides further resources for students and instructors. Drawing on current scholarship, Jeff Crane has created a vibrant and engaging survey that is a key resource for all students of American environmental history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Crane\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFinding the River: An Environmental History of the Elwha\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eNatural Protest: Essays on the History of American Environmentalism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755827593504,"sku":"9780415808729","price":129.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f2d14faf349e0cf412b1629e6b2bd514.webp?v=1780069080","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-environment-in-american-history-nature-and-the-formation-of-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}